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Rio Tinto produces iron ore for steel, aluminium for cars and smart phones, copper for wind turbines, diamonds that set the standard for responsible sourcing, titanium for household products, and borates for crops that feed the world.
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Simandou project
In close and transparent collaboration with our partners, stakeholders and local communities, Rio Tinto will deliver on the promise of the Simandou project to international standards of operational health and safety, governance, social wellbeing, and environmental stewardship.
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Mining and processing, by its very nature, can have disruptive impacts on the environment, including on local communities. At the same time, mining also delivers significant economic and social benefits to communities, including employment, local business development, tax and royalty streams, as well as education and health programmes. Our goal is always to maximise these benefits and minimise any disruptive impacts as much as possible.
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Producing the materials the world needs means we have an impact on the environment. We work in remote locations and sensitive environments, where our activities have the potential to cause harm through pollution or land disturbance.
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Opportunity For People
The Simandou project is imminently due to become the world’s largest greenfield mining project and the largest ever undertaken on the African continent. This once-in-a-generation megaproject will not only place Guinea on the world stage as a top global producer of high-quality, low impurity iron ore, it will also set a new benchmark for large scale project development throughout the region.
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August 20, 2026

Rio Tinto SimFer officially hands over five schools to the Beyla education authorities

Schools will help improve access to education for more than 1,700 students from communities living near the Simandou Project. Beyla, Republic of Guinea – SimFer, the joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Guinea, Rio Tinto, and the...

August 6, 2026

SimFer advances the Simandou project at pace, reaching new operational milestones

Conakry, Republic of Guinea – SimFer, the joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Guinea, Rio Tinto and the CIOH consortium led by Chinalco, today provided an operational update on progress across the Simandou project during the first...

August 3, 2026

SimFer completes defensive training for 200 community drivers

Initiative reinforces road safety culture and helps build safer communities along the Simandou corridor Conakry, Republic of Guinea – SimFer, the joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Guinea, Rio Tinto and the Chinalco-led CIOH consortium, has successfully...

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Press release

Rio Tinto SimFer officially hands over five schools to the Beyla education authorities

SimFer advances the Simandou project at pace, reaching new operational milestones

SimFer completes defensive training for 200 community drivers

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